About
Kevin Tu is a Partner at DFJ Growth, which he joined in 2017. Trained as a software engineer, he previously worked at J.P. Morgan in M&A and technology investment banking and at Summit Partners as a growth investor, and built products for Amazon, Pebble, and early-stage startups. He also served as interim head of FP&A at Cohesity, and holds a computer science degree from MIT.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Experience
- DFJ GrowthPartnercurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CohesityInterim Head of FP&A2021 β 2022San Jose, California, United States
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking2015 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Summit PartnersGrowth Investor2015Greater Boston Area
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence LaboratorySpoken Language Systems Group: Research Assistant2014 β 2015Cambridge, MA
- Pebble TechSoftware Engineer2014Palo Alto, CA
- CrowdComfortAndroid Developer2014Somerville, MA
- MIT Media LabFluid Interfaces Group: Google Glass Developer & Research Assistant2014Cambridge, MA
- Amazon Lab126Software Engineer2013Sunnyvale, California
- Cambridge Innovation CenterSoftware Developer2012 β 2013Cambridge, MA
- zSpace 3DSoftware Developer2012Mountain View, CA
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship15Python22Eclipse13Java13Objective-C5Testing5Matlab6iOS3C++4Algorithms4Financial Modeling2Microsoft Excel11
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Corporate FinanceValuationData AnalyticsCAndroid DevelopmentAndroid OSAngularJSMongoDBMobile Product DevelopmentVenture CapitalInvestingXcode- Series 79
- Series 63
From Kevin's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Aera TechnologyAndurilArmis (ServiceNow)CohesityDataRobotGoodfireImmutaInnovium (Marvell)ModularPositronSalt SecurityScale AISysdigVannevar Labs
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at DFJ
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Tu?
- Kevin Tu is a Partner at DFJ Growth, which he joined in 2017. Trained as a software engineer, he previously worked at J.P. Morgan in M&A and technology investment banking and at Summit Partners as a growth investor, and built products for Amazon, Pebble, and early-stage startups. He also served as interim head of FP&A at Cohesity, and holds a computer science degree from MIT.
- Where does Kevin Tu work?
- Kevin Tu is Partner at DFJ.
- What does Kevin Tu invest in?
- Kevin Tu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
- What companies has Kevin Tu invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aera Technology, Anduril, Armis (ServiceNow), Cohesity, DataRobot, Goodfire, Immuta, Innovium (Marvell), Modular, Positron, Salt Security, Scale AI, and 2 more.
- Where did Kevin Tu go to school?
- Kevin Tu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Lynbrook High School (High School).
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Shared employers
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